Legal Opinion
Vincent E. Scott v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 13, 1969No. 20954_1PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
Vincent Scott was convicted of robbery under 22 D.C. Code § 2901 (1967) and sentenced to prison for five to fifteen years. The proceedings preceding his conviction were, we conclude, free from error.1 The events surround*266ing his sentencing, however, present thorny questions concerning what factors the trial judge may properly consider at that stage. We affirm the conviction, but remand for a resentencing in accordance with the principles announced in this opinion.
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In reviewing the appellant’s claims concerning the events at his sentencing hearing, we do not find it…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by175 opinions
- United States v. GraysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Michael Alan Crooker v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & FirearmsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Miguel SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Jackie David MillerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Janice Weston, A/K/A Janice WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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